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Standard tech

Standard Tech play: rush T2 factory and constructor by ~4:15-4:33, upgrade the first mexes to advanced, and hand off constructors and army to Geo and allies while scaling eco over the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 681 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · typical 1:18
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:27
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Con turretfor Suicide front
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turretfor Suicide front
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×11
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:03
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:39 · typical 5:28
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 189 steps
    1. Wind ×11
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Wind
    4. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    5. Wind ×2
    6. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    10. Wind ×11
    11. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    16. Wind
    17. Windfor Geo
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    19. Wind
    20. Wind ×3for Geo
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    22. Wind
    23. Windfor Geo
    24. Wind
    25. Windfor Geo
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Windfor Geo
    29. Wind
    30. Windfor Geo
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Windfor Geo
    35. Wind
    36. Windfor Geo
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Windfor Geo
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    41. Windfor Geo
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Windfor Geo
    45. Wind
    46. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    47. Windfor Geo
    48. Wind
    49. Windfor Geo
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    53. Windfor Geo
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Windfor Geo
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    59. Windfor Geo
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    63. Windfor Geo
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    67. Windfor Geo
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Windfor Geo
    72. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Windfor Geo
    76. Wind
    77. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    78. Windfor Geo
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    83. Wind
    84. Windfor Geo
    85. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Windfor Geo
    89. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Windfor Geo
    93. Converter
    94. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    95. Wind ×3
    96. ButlerButlerfor Front
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. ButlerButlerfor Front
    100. Wind ×4
    101. ButlerButlerfor Front
    102. Wind ×2
    103. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×4
    115. ButlerButler
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×7
    120. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    121. Wind ×4
    122. ButlerButler
    123. SprinterSprinter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. SprinterSprinter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. JunoJuno
    128. SprinterSprinter
    129. Wind ×5
    130. SprinterSprinter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. SprinterSprinter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. SprinterSprinter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. SprinterSprinter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. SprinterSprinter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. SprinterSprinter
    143. Wind ×3
    144. SprinterSprinter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. SprinterSprinter
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. SprinterSprinter
    151. Wind ×3
    152. SprinterSprinter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. SprinterSprinter
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. SprinterSprinter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. SprinterSprinter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. SprinterSprinter
    166. Wind ×4
    167. SprinterSprinter
    168. Wind ×3
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. SprinterSprinter
    172. Wind ×3
    173. SprinterSprinter
    174. Wind ×3
    175. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×8
    178. SprinterSprinter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. HoundHound
    181. Wind ×5
    182. HoundHound
    183. Wind ×4
    184. HoundHound ×2
    185. Converter
    186. HoundHound
    187. Wind
    188. HoundHound ×2
    189. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Crouxy's (36 OS, 19/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:46 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:23 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:59 · in 85% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Crouxy

36.3 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1252 metal received · 30426 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

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